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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis sheep strains isolated from Cyprus sheep and goats.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Liapi M, Botsaris G, Slana I, Moravkova M, Babak V, Avraam M, Di Provvido A, Georgiadou S, Pavlik I
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Paratuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map), is a chronic incurable infection of intestinal tract of animals. Molecular characterization of Map isolates classifies them into two major groups, 'Cattle' or Type II and 'Sheep' or Type I/III with a different phenotype, epidemiology, virulence and pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine 192 Map ELISA-positive sheep and...
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